Sprinters do the same thing when waiting for the gun to sound. Dave > If you watch any breed of dog self stack itself, it almost never > stops in a true square stance.? Of course, I am not saying the ones > who have been trained to do so.? One of the hind legs is slightly > ahead of the other one when they are running around the yard, and > come to?a stop. > To me, I would think that stopping and stamding with a "kickstand" > is more natural and comfortable for the dog. > > Try watching how cats stand naturally, especially when they are > watching something.? I love it when my cats stand like GSDs. > > B Hively ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================